I think my nursery lied to me...
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Kiely
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I think that either my Black Krim or Mr. Stripey plant was mislabeled with the wrong plant tag. Even though I've had my plants for 4 months now, they've only recently begun producing fruit (I mistakenly had them in containers that were WAY too small for the first couple months). One of them has big, beautiful, ridged fruits coming in, but none of them have ripened yet, so I'm not sure what their color is going to be. The other has had a few fruits ripen, but they're pink, and about the same size and shape as an egg. Nothing like Black Krim OR Mr. Stripey. Does anybody recognize this variety? Should I sue my nursery for selling me the wrong plant?! (Just kidding)
Green beauties
Mystery tomatoes
Rosy pink mystery tomatoes
20 answers
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I would be really disappointed if I'd waited all season and didn't get a Black Krim. Whatever you do have, I hope it's tasty.
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 19, 2013
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@Douglas Hunt I know! That's the one i wanted most of all. I'll be so sad :(
Kiely
on Sep 19, 2013
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Mystery tomato is a Roma Tomato used for canning and pasta sauce. Also if at the end of the season you end up with a lot of green tomatoes never fear. Get a paper bag put tomatoes in and close put the bag in a cool dry place. in a week you will have red tomatoes.
Darlene F
on Sep 19, 2013
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I think they were simply mislabeled. Next time get seeds so that you know what you will have growing in your garden. Also make sure your seeds are not GMO.
Carol Petto
on Sep 19, 2013
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our tomatoes were so late turning this year, not a red one in site then all at once they were all ripe... everyone I've talked to has had the same problem, sure taste good though, now if the frost will hold off so we can enjoy them a little longer!
Karen Mortimore
on Sep 19, 2013
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looks too pink for Roma. As for black Krim, wait and see! Pretty sure a nursery would not lie, maybe make mistakes, but not lie. Enjoy whatever you have, they do look lovely and healthy
Waysouth
on Sep 19, 2013
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You have a San Marzano tomato, they are similar to a Roma in flavor and meatiness. Enjoy!
WannaBGardener
on Sep 20, 2013
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Last year I thought I had purchased a red cherry tomato. To my surprise they turned out to be Black Cherry tomatoes, I think & were better tasting than the red. The squirrels scattered them all over the garden, so I had a nice surprise this spring when 6 volunteer plants showed up, and they have produced better than any of my others. I'm now sold on heirloom tomatoes!
Donna Steward
on Sep 20, 2013
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I think customers at the nurseries look at a plant pick that describes the plant and put it in the wrong place when they put it back. I think this happens more often than you realize.
Elaine Simmons
on Sep 20, 2013
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As someone who has worked in a nursery, I can tell you that some customers pull out the plant labeling tags and either don't put them back or put them in the wrong plants. Although I understand the disappointment, I wouldn't blame the nursery as they don't have anything to gain by unhappy customers. They do indeed look like Romas. Better luck next year! :-)
Gena Crow
on Sep 20, 2013
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Have any of the big tomatoes started ripening yet? The mystery tomato definitely looks like a Roma.
Diane Carlisle
on Sep 20, 2013
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The large one, I think, is an Heirloom varity. We have been growing some like that this year and they are very yummy!!! The smaller ones look like Romas to me. We also have those. I think the" pink color" must be just in the posting of the pic. HTH!
Linda Stallons
on Sep 20, 2013
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They're definitely not Romas, but they are similar. They're much too pink, and they're definitely heirlooms. @wannabgardner I'm not familiar with San Marzanos, so that might just be what they are!
Kiely
on Sep 20, 2013
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They look like a Roma called Amish Paste. Very very good.
Evonne Kruger
on Sep 20, 2013
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Probably not the nursery's fault. Unthinking people pull a tag to look at it and stick it back in the wrong pot sometimes. The paste shaped tomato is obviously not either one of those. I can only guess but the large tomato looks bigger than Black Krim usually are. Time will tell! :-)
Barbara
on Sep 20, 2013
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Btw, Roma is a particular variety. There are many paste tomatoes besides Roma.
Barbara
on Sep 20, 2013
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we usually pull up the vine and hang it upside down in the garage and this works great too, although it can be a bit messy... sometimes you get caught and have to get them out of the garden fast...
Karen Mortimore
on Sep 20, 2013
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I had some that were ridgey like the larger variety you have there, they were pink, called brandy wine...
Jenny Cox
on Sep 21, 2013
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This could be the "Stripy". The color won't show until it is closer to getting ripe. Regardless it looks to be in the heirloom tomato family and it does take them longer to ripen. I am sure you will enjoy.
Elizabeth Poteat
on Jun 16, 2014
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you want to sue a nursery for labeling wrong??? isn't that a bit extreme... probably a worker made the mistake... let your tomatoes ripen and enjoy them and don't take up the courts time with such frivial crap...
Joan Wohlever
on Jan 14, 2015
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